AI Marketing & Automation · Iowa

Iowa AI Automation & Marketing Agency — Built Remotely, Owned by You

Horsiq is a Tampa, FL AI marketing and automation agency serving Iowa businesses remotely. We build AI agents and automations, run Facebook & Meta ads, develop websites, and build custom CRM/ERP systems — fixed-price, remote delivery, founder Alex Trojan on every build, and you own everything we ship.

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01 / Working with Iowa businesses

Senior operator, remote delivery. No markup on junior work.

Horsiq is a founder-operator agency. Alex Trojan runs every project personally — not as an account manager who delegates to a junior team, but as the person who actually builds the automation, writes the ads, develops the site, and hands it over. That model works because we deliver everything remotely.

Remote doesn't mean hands-off. It means every hour goes into the build, not a flight to Des Moines and a conference room. Discovery calls, build reviews, strategy sessions, and walkthroughs all happen over video and async tools. For Iowa businesses, that translates into faster turnaround, senior-level execution on every task, and a fixed price you agree to before anything starts.

Ownership is non-negotiable. Everything we build — agents, workflows, ad accounts, websites, CRM systems — lives on your infrastructure and your accounts from day one. If you stop working with us tomorrow, nothing stops working.

02 / Iowa's economy

Built for the way Iowa businesses actually run.

Iowa's economy runs on a combination of industries that look nothing like the coasts — and that's exactly why the off-the-shelf AI and marketing playbooks built for Miami or Austin don't translate here. The state is the top corn and soybean producer in the country, and the agricultural supply chain it supports — equipment dealers, precision ag software firms, co-ops, and input suppliers — generates enormous concentrated seasonal volume. For those businesses, the difference between a fast response and a slow one during planting or harvest season isn't a minor UX problem; it's a missed sale that won't come back until next year.

Beyond agriculture, the Iowa Corridor — the Cedar Rapids–Iowa City–Coralville metropolitan spine — has become a legitimate tech and insurance hub. Iowa ranks consistently among the top states in the country for insurance concentration, with large carriers headquartered in Des Moines and a dense network of independent agencies statewide. Healthcare is the largest employment sector in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, and the Quad Cities and Ames carry their own commercial and retail gravity.

What those sectors share: high inbound volume, seasonal or cyclical demand spikes, a shortage of operations staff relative to lead flow, and buyers who expect a fast response. That's the precise environment where AI agents and marketing systems that move faster than a front desk earn their keep — not as a novelty, but as operating infrastructure. Generic automation built for a national average won't respect Iowa's rhythms. We build around them.

03 / What we build

Four service lines, any combination.

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    AI agents & automation

    Custom agents that handle booking, lead follow-up, intake, data work, and reporting — trained on how your Iowa operation actually runs, built on your infrastructure. The routine work gets handled automatically so your team handles the work only a human should do. Includes on-prem builds for healthcare and financial services that can't let data leave the building.

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    Facebook & Meta ads

    Lead generation and retargeting campaigns for Iowa local service businesses — home services, clinics, agricultural suppliers, restaurants, real estate. Full campaign management: audience strategy, creative, copy, bidding, and weekly reporting. You own the ad account. We run it.

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    Web development

    Conversion-focused websites and landing pages that load fast, rank, and turn visitors into leads. Built on the stack that fits your business — no over-engineered framework for a five-page service site, no template for a business that actually needs custom work.

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    Custom CRM & ERP

    Built-to-fit systems for Iowa businesses that have outgrown generic software — agricultural dealers managing seasonal inventory, clinics with patient workflows, service companies tracking jobs across multiple crews. Fixed-price, you own the code, runs wherever you want it to.

04 / Industries

Industries we serve across Iowa.

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    Healthcare clinics

    Appointment booking agents, new-patient intake, no-show reduction workflows, and on-prem data handling for HIPAA-sensitive operations across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City.

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    Home services

    HVAC, roofing, plumbing, and electrical companies dealing with Iowa's hard winters and the demand spikes that follow. Lead capture and instant follow-up so the first company to respond wins the job.

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    HVAC Facebook ads

    Seasonal lead generation for Iowa HVAC companies — furnace repair in winter, AC replacement in summer. Campaigns timed to demand, not a year-round flat budget.

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    Restaurants

    Facebook & Meta campaigns for Iowa restaurants and hospitality businesses — event promotion, local awareness, and repeat-visit retargeting built around your actual menu and calendar.

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    Real estate Facebook ads

    Lead generation for Iowa real estate agents and brokerages — buyer and seller campaigns, retargeting, and listing promotion for Des Moines, the Quad Cities, and growing suburban corridors.

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    Real estate AI automation

    Lead qualification, instant response agents, and CRM workflows for Iowa brokers and property managers — so no inquiry from a listing or ad waits more than a few minutes for a reply.

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    Medical Facebook ads

    Patient acquisition campaigns for Iowa medical practices, urgent care clinics, and specialty providers — compliant creative, tight geo-targeting, and follow-up automation to convert ad clicks into booked appointments.

05 / Process

How a project goes from first call to live.

  1. Step 01

    Audit call (30 minutes)

    We find where the highest-leverage problem is — the routine work eating the most hours, the lead flow leaking the most revenue, the workflow creating the most friction. If automation or ads won't move the needle yet, we say so. No point scoping a build that won't pay back.

  2. Step 02

    Context & strategy (2–4 weeks)

    For automations: we learn how your Iowa operation actually runs before writing a line of code. Voice-noting kit, process review, tool audit. For ads or websites: market research, audience mapping, creative brief. The deliverable is a strategy document, not a sales deck.

  3. Step 03

    Build

    Everything built on your accounts, your infrastructure, your data. Fixed scope, fixed price. No scope creep, no surprise invoices. You approve the plan before any build starts.

  4. Step 04

    Launch & 30-day handover

    Monitored launch with escalation paths and recorded walkthroughs. We stay on call 30 days while the build settles into real usage. After that, you run it — or we stay on a care retainer if you'd rather not think about it.

06 / FAQ
How does a Tampa-based agency work with Iowa businesses?
Entirely remotely — and that's not a limitation, it's the model. Every discovery call, strategy session, build review, and handover happens over video and async tools. We've never met most of our clients in person. What you get in return is a senior operator who spends zero time commuting and all of it on your build.
What industries in Iowa are a good fit for AI automation?
Agricultural services companies (precision ag tech, equipment dealers, co-ops) with high-volume inbound during planting and harvest seasons. Healthcare clinics across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and the Iowa Corridor managing appointment load. Insurance agencies and financial advisors — Iowa consistently ranks among the top states for insurance concentration. Home services and HVAC dealing with Iowa's hard winters. Manufacturing firms needing back-office and reporting automation.
What does AI automation actually do for a small Iowa business?
It handles the routine, repeatable work that eats your week — booking, lead follow-up, intake forms, data entry, weekly reporting — with software that reads context, decides, and acts. An agent catches every inquiry the moment it lands, qualifies it, books it, and fires follow-up, whether it's 2pm or 10pm on a Tuesday in December. You stop losing leads to voicemail and stop paying people to do work a machine should do.
How much does this cost for an Iowa small business?
Projects are fixed-price and scoped to a specific workflow before anything starts — you know the number before we build. Running cost after launch is cloud API usage, typically $50–$500 per month depending on volume; on-prem builds have near-zero ongoing cost after a one-time hardware investment. Those are typical market ranges — your exact figure comes out of a 30-minute audit call.
Do I own the AI agents and automations you build?
Yes, outright. We build on your accounts, your API keys, your infrastructure. If you stopped working with us the day after launch, every agent and workflow keeps running. We're the operator who builds the thing — not a platform charging you monthly to keep it alive. That's a deliberate choice, not a sales line.
Can you run AI agents with no data leaving our building?
Yes. For Iowa healthcare clinics, insurance firms, or financial advisors that can't let data touch a cloud API, we build on-premise agents on your own hardware, inside your office network, using local open-source models. No prompt, no record, no document ever leaves your premises. Every action is logged locally.
How long does a project take from first call to live?
The audit call is 30 minutes. After that: a 2–4 week context-gathering period where we learn how your Iowa operation actually runs, then a build phase, then launch with 30 days of monitored live usage. Most first automations go live within 6–10 weeks of the initial call — faster if the scope is tight and your team is available.
What if I just need a website or Facebook ads, not AI automation?
All four service lines are independent. We build conversion-optimized websites for Iowa businesses, run Facebook and Meta ad campaigns for local service companies, and build custom CRM and ERP systems — with or without AI layered on top. Most clients start with one problem and add more as the first build proves out.

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